On June 15, 2026, MOHAN Foundation, Uttarakhand, conducted an awareness session on organ donation at the RTO Office, Rishikesh. The session was organized at the invitation of Mr. Pradeep Singh Rauthan, Regional Inspector, Uttarakhand Transport Department.
Mr. Arun Sharma, Program Executive, MOHAN Foundation, Uttarakhand, served as the resource speaker for the session. The programme was attended by officials and staff members of the Uttarakhand Transport Department.
Mr. Arun commenced the session by engaging participants in a discussion on their existing understanding of organ donation. He then delivered an presentation covering the importance of organ donation, eligibility criteria for donors, living and deceased donation, organ donation during life and after death, brain death and its distinction from coma, eye and skin donation, corneal preservation after death, provisions under the Transplantation of Human Organs & Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994, living kidney transplantation facilities at AIIMS Rishikesh, common myths and facts related to organ donation, and the initiatives of MOHAN Foundation, including the Anudaan programme.
The session concluded with an interactive discussion during which participants raised queries regarding donor eligibility, the process of pledging organs and corneas, and the legal framework governing organ donation in India. Mr. Arun emphasized the urgent need for organ donation and encouraged participants to discuss their donation wishes with their families and communities.
Following the session, Mr. Rawat Singh Kataria, Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Administration), addressed the gathering and appreciated the awareness initiative undertaken by MOHAN Foundation. He encouraged participants to support and promote the cause of organ donation within their families and communities.
Participants appreciated the efforts of MOHAN Foundation and expressed their willingness to support and promote the cause of organ donation.
Approximately 25 individuals attended the session, and 2 participants pledged to donate their corneas and encouraged others to support the cause.
On June 15, 2026, MOHAN Foundation, Uttarakhand, conducted an awareness session on
organ donation at the RTO Office, Rishikesh. The session was organized at the invitation of
Mr. Pradeep Singh Rauthan, Regional Inspector, Uttarakhand Transport Department.
Mr. Arun Sharma, Program Executive, MOHAN Foundation, Uttarakhand, served as the
resource speaker for the session. The programme was attended by officials and staff
members of the Uttarakhand Transport Department.
Mr. Arun commenced the session by engaging participants in a discussion on their existing
understanding of organ donation. He then delivered an presentation covering the
importance of organ donation, eligibility criteria for donors, living and deceased donation,
organ donation during life and after death, brain death and its distinction from coma, eye
and skin donation, corneal preservation after death, provisions under the Transplantation of
Human Organs & Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994, living kidney transplantation facilities at AIIMS
Rishikesh, common myths and facts related to organ donation, and the initiatives of
MOHAN Foundation, including the Anudaan programme.
The session concluded with an interactive discussion during which participants raised
queries regarding donor eligibility, the process of pledging organs and corneas, and the legal
framework governing organ donation in India. Mr. Arun emphasized the urgent need for
organ donation and encouraged participants to discuss their donation wishes with their
families and communities.
Following the session, Mr. Rawat Singh Kataria, Assistant Regional Transport Officer
(Administration), addressed the gathering and appreciated the awareness initiative
undertaken by MOHAN Foundation. He encouraged participants to support and promote
the cause of organ donation within their families and communities.
Participants appreciated the efforts of MOHAN Foundation and expressed their willingness
to support and promote the cause of organ donation.
Approximately 25 individuals attended the session, and 2 participants pledged to donate
their corneas and encouraged others to support the caus
Source-Mr. Arun Sharma
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